Business I memos David J. Winter of Plymouth was elect- ed to serve as CEO and president of the board of directors of the Southfield law offices of Somers Schwartz PC. Winter LUXURY KNOWS NO BOUNDS. INTRODUCTING THE ALL-NEW, INNOVATIVE LEXUS LX 570 Lisa Rycus Mikalonis of Huntington Woods has joined the Southfield law firm of Sommers Schwartz PC as a share- holder. She is a commercial litigator and media attorney, focusing on pat- ent litigation. The all-new 2008 LX 570 is the result of Lexus engineering and technology breakthroughs. With a powerful new 5.7- liter V8 engine, delivering over 380 horsepower, and a six-speed automatic transmission it combines the strengt of a premier luxury utility vehicle with the level of luxury you've come to ex ect from a Lexus e spacious interior is t e pinnac e o corn ori wit seati for eight adults, four-zone climate control and even an available cool box to keep your beverages chilled. And push button Start/St° mak s fumblin•with th ke s a thing of the pas The LX 570 also makes safety a priority. It's the first in its class to offer a blind corner monitor, which uses a camera on the passenger side-mirror and front grill, to help improve peripheral vision in front and allow greater visibility on the LX's right side. Plus, it is the first in its class to feature an available Pre-Collision System. Call now for an appointment to be among the first to drive MiaiFIChe OF ...,CILLITIHIFIlie-L-E3 28300 Northwestern Hwy. Southfield, MI (248)372-7100 www.lexusofsouthfield.com March 13 . 2008 Barry Seifman of the Farmington Hills law firm of Seifman & Guzall PC has been selected among the top 100 Michigan lawyers by the American Trial Lawyers Association. Jewish Family Service has received a renewed three-year accredita- tion from CARF, the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. This outcome, which rep- resents the highest level of accredita- tion, is awarded to organizations that show substantial fulfillment of the standards established by CARE Jewish Family Service received accreditation in the following areas: assessment and referral, outpatient mental health clinic (for adults and children) and case management. Murray Goldenberg and Marty Abrin, co-owners of Classic Photography, have moved their studio to 29600 Northwestern, Suite #108, Southfield. this all- new vehicle. A42 Lumberg Troy-based busi- ness and personal insurance com- pany Colburn Group announces the hiring of Edward Lumberg of West Bloomfield as sales executive. iN Bloomfield Hills car- diologist Dr. Alberto Cohen was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award on Feb. 28 given by Henry Ford Macomb Hospital. Cohen Gail Katz, presi- dent and cofounder of WISDOM — Women's Interfaith Solutions for Dialogue and Outreach in MetroDetroit, gave Katz the keynote speech at the Rainbow Recognition Awards breakfast hosted by the Farmington-Farmington Hills Multicultural Multiracial Community Council. Merritt Wolson of Waterford, a Waterford hor- ticulturalist and landscape archi- tect, is one of this year's recipients of the Detroit Home Wolson Design Awards, selected by Detroit Home as one of the most talented design professionals in the Detroit-Metro area. Wolson is recognized in the category Landscape Design More than One Acre. Wolson specializes in residential landscape design and owns his own nursery, Merrittscape, in Waterford. Dr. Sanford Vieder of West Bloomfield has been appointed as the new chair for Farmington Hills Botsford Hospital's Emergency Center. He began his career Vieder at Botsford as an intern in 1988. He was the program director of the Emergency Medicine Residency program. Grant For Education The Jewish Gay Network of Michigan has been selected to receive a grant from Keshet to support the Shalem Education Project: A National Program for Jewish Safe Schools and Supportive Communities. JGN has begun a search for a project manager to oversee this program and work with volunteers on other JGN projects. For information, check out jgnmi. org.